Functions Increasing and Decreasing

Is the following an increasing or decreasing function?

• increasing

• decreasing

Which statement is true about this graph?

• This function is always constant

• This function is always increasing

• This function is never increasing

• This function is both increasing and decreasing

Determine if the graph is linear or nonlinear. Increasing,decreasing, both or neither? 

• Linear; increasing 

• Nonlinear; increasing 

• Linear; both increasing and decreasing 

• Nonlinear; both increasing and decreasing

Identify where the function is increasing.

Over what interval is the graph increasing?

• -2 < x < -1

• -1 < x < 2

• x > 4

• -4 < x < -2

Check all the intervals where this graph is decreasing.

• (-∞, -1)

• (-1, 0)

• (0, 1)

• (1, ∞)

Identify the decreasing interval:

• (0, 4)

• (1, 0) U (1, 4)

• (-1, 1)

• (-∞, -1) U (1, ∞)

The blue dot on this graph represents a(n)...

• Absolute Maximum

• Absolute Minimum

• Local Maximum

• Local Minimum

What is the increasing interval on the function shown?